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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Handbook

/(-bo͝ok`)/ · Hand·book · IPA /ˈhændˌbʊk/
01 n. A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
  1. 1.
    A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
  2. 2.
    A book containing reference information for a specific field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry.